The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

　Ophelia tapped the table lightly, her face serious:

　"According to the Third Department's intelligence database, Captain Alex is a Laslan with severe violent tendencies. He was once a pirate captain under Delem Kans and possesses a transcendent status comparable to that of a Five-Stringed Sage."

　"Satan chose him as the first of the Seven Deadly Sins, and considering he's currently the captain of a steamship... I'm afraid he's planning a major incident."

　Hearing this, Albus on the side said:

　"Section Chief, are you saying this ticket is meant to lure us into a trap?"

　"uh-huh."

　Ophelia turned her head and looked at Xingmo who was reading a novel beside her.

　She was reading a detective novel with a serious and focused look.

　Noticing Ophelia's gaze, Xingmo raised his head and shrugged.

　"What's wrong? Sir Perel Larsen has invited us to join, how can we back down?"

　"There are more and more suspicious people," Ophelia said, "in

　Giving us the tickets at this time is like knowing our investigation intentions in advance. He is very likely contaminated by the Crimson. Doesn't this require further investigation?"

　"No need."

　Xingmo stood up, walked to the table and picked up a boat ticket.

　Looking at the Messina Chamber of Commerce seal on the lower right corner of the ticket, she chuckled.

　"I've had contact with this guy's brother, Sir Derek Larson."

　"All merchants in Messina are the same, whether they are polluting or not..."

　"...They are not good people."

Chapter 623: Raging Sea (Part 4) -4k- (Two Updates in One)

　"Sir Perel Larsen, the second-in-command of the Messina Chamber of Commerce, his status within the Chamber of Commerce is second only to Stonek Thayne."

　In the hot springs of the South City Beach Bathing Resort, Xing Mo was soaking in the hot springs while listening to Miriam's briefing.

　Well, it wasn't just her, Ophelia was sitting in a wheelchair, dressed in formal attire, listening alongside the hot spring.

　Ophelia was helpless: Although there is still some time before the White Whale leaves the port, they are not so leisurely as to come and take a hot spring bath, right?

　As a result, just because Xingmo said she wanted to come, all the staff came, and she had no choice but to follow them.

　"Why don't you come down?" Xingmo looked up at Ophelia.

　"Won't I sink if I go down?" Ophelia frowned. "Miss Angel, as you can see, I don't have any legs that can move."

　"You can float." Xingmo made a flying gesture.

　"It's still not floating," Ophelia sighed, "Miss Miriam, please continue."

　"Okay."

　Miriam submerged her shoulders in the water and continued to recall:

　"The Messina Shipyard is his property. The White Whale is a product of this shipyard, and he is solely responsible for its operation."

　"A rich old man..." Xing Mo muttered, "What a pity..."

　"What a pity?" Ophelia looked down at the two people in the hot spring.

　"nothing."

　Xingmo sank half of her face into the water, and bubbles gurgled out.

　Hmm... the Chamber of Commerce should be full of Lucifer's puppets, right?

　Xing Mo used the Eye of Destiny to search for all the people who came to the moon during the Doomsday War and found that none of the Chamber of Commerce members were present.

　Now it seems that Lucifer most likely put them into a state of suspended animation to avoid the shattering of the Tree of Life, and then gave them power to bring them back to life.

　In this way, she obtained an organization that was completely free from the control of the Tree of Life and the Strings of Fate.

　Or, Sir Perel Larsen has become a soulless puppet, controlled by Lucifer.

　Or, even if he still has a soul, he has already given his loyalty to Lucifer.

　Anyway, it's just to get us on board and see what Captain Alex can do...right...

　While Xingmo was thinking, there was a "splash" sound and a small fish emerged from the bottom of the water and flew into her arms.

　Well, it’s not a small fish, it’s a small ancestor.

　"Ouch!" Aurora showed her fangs.

　"Little ancestor, you are still a shark." Xingmo hugged Aurora and gently wiped away her wet bangs. "Did you succeed in hunting?"

　"The hunt was successful, I caught a star..."

　Xingmo gently rubbed the little girl's head and kissed her on the forehead.

　"We're going on a sea trip soon. Do you have any ideas?" Xing Mo asked softly.

　"Catch fish and eat fish." Aurora was decisive.

　"Is there nothing else to do besides eating?"

　"Sunbathing on the deck!"

　""

　Ophelia looked painfully at the two people who began to make out, and sighed deeply.

　So after all this time, no problem was solved!

　Looking at the mask of pain on Ophelia's face, Miriam smiled gently:

　"Don't be so sad, don't worry, Xiaomo will definitely solve everything."

　"I don't doubt it."

　Ophelia pushed her wheelchair away dejectedly. It was so hot here that she felt suffocated in formal attire.

　Halfway through the walk, Angelica's voice called out from a distance:

　"Chief! Come and have some barbecue! It's already grilled!"

　"It's too hot here, you guys eat." Ophelia pushed the wheelchair and tried to leave.

　Angelica ran over, grabbed the wheelchair target, and turned it sharply—

　"What are you doing——"

　"Let's go! Let's go eat some barbecue! Section Chief, take off your coat!"

　"Hello! I..."

　""

　Listening to the noisy atmosphere in the distance, Miriam smiled knowingly.

　She reached out, poked Xingmo's shoulder, and whispered:

　"Xiaomo, are you sure everything is okay?"

　"Hmm? What could be the problem?"

　Xingmo looked at Miriam and gave her a light wink.

　“Just think of it as traveling.”

　"It's a good trip, but this isn't really a trip."

　After walking out of the morgue, Xingmo returned to the bridge.

　As soon as she entered the door, she saw Miriam.

　Miriam was holding a booklet, writing on it with a pen:

　"The entire crew was killed, and 35 tourists were injured. Luckily, we made arrangements ahead of time, and almost all of the waiters were under control."

　"Unfortunately, the bridge has been blocked. It seems to be some kind of defense mechanism. The string array has turned it into a black box. We can't get through.

　He knew what was happening inside indirectly, so when Albus's spirit reacted, Captain Alex had already taken action."

　"I stopped all the waiters who tried to harm the tourists," Alia whispered. "They attacked the tourists almost simultaneously from all over the ship, seemingly planning to sacrifice the White Whale before it sank into the abyss. But everything went as the section chief predicted."

　"But it was no use," Ophelia sighed softly, "We still couldn't save everyone."

　"Yes, everyone on the bridge is dead. We don't know how we're going to connect to the port of Romesas."

　Miriam put down the booklet and glanced at Xingmo with dissatisfaction:

　"Xiao Mo, this job is not good. Not only did we fail to save the people on the bridge, but we also didn't get the necessary intelligence."

　Everyone's eyes turned to Xing Mo who had just entered. She was leaning against the door with an indifferent expression.

　Noticing everyone's gaze, Xing Mo raised her eyes and shook her head slightly:

　"You can't save these people," she said.

　"We didn't even try," Ophelia corrected.

　"To be precise, you tried, but you failed because of the black box mechanism of the bridge."

　Xing Mo said this, his eyes sweeping over the members of the first section of the Extraordinary Department.

　"But you have done your best to thwart the Red Moon Cult's conspiracy, which is already very good."

　"But if you had taken action, no one on the bridge would have died today," Ophelia said.

　"Yes."

　Xingmo said frankly.

　"If I had taken action, no one would have died today."

　"But even if I take action, they will all die one after another for various reasons within the next year or so."

　"Their fate is destined to slide into the abyss of death. This is not determined by my intervention, but the price they pay for their own actions."

　After Xing Mo finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

　Ophelia lowered her head, thought for a while, and then she understood what Xingmo meant.

　"...So, it wasn't Lucifer who led them to their death?"

　"Indeed," Xing Mo nodded slightly, "Perhaps, this is also what the child wanted to show me."

　"But it's the same old problem," Ophelia said weakly. "We have no information and don't know what happened."

　"Information?"

　Xingmo walked to the operating table, put her hands on it, and looked at the sea outside the window.

　"Actually, I already got it."

　Xing Mo waved her hand, and everyone's eyes focused on her. They found that there was an envelope in her hand.

　The edge of the envelope was outlined with a faint pale blue halo - there was no doubt that it was the power of the messenger!

　"A letter?" Ophelia pushed the wheelchair over. "When did you get it?"

　"Three hours after I boarded the ship," Xingmo said calmly, "an old acquaintance came to me and told me that this letter would tell us the answer after everything was over."

　As she spoke, the pale blue halo on the envelope gradually dissipated - the constraints of truth were lifted.

　"Does the messenger know about this?" Ophelia frowned. "So, Lucifer's actions have the official support of the Kingdom of Messina?"

　"That's not the case," Xing Mo shook her head. "I'm afraid we won't know the details until we finish reading this letter."

　"Who is this old acquaintance?" Alia asked in a low voice.

　"Angela."

　Xing Mo nodded slightly:

　"The messenger who participated in the Doomsday War."

　"Wow."

　At the North City Port, a huge steam cruise ship is anchored here.

　The Beluga is the largest cruise ship put into operation by the Messina Chamber of Commerce. It has a maximum passenger capacity of 3,500 people, thirteen passenger decks and a gross tonnage of 152,000 tons.